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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

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The Brazilian Atlantic Islands site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001. The rich waters of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll are extremely important for the breeding and feeding of tuna, shark, turtle, and marine mammals. Th
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Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

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A puffin sits on a rock next to a puffin decoy.
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Puffin and Decoy

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Artistic rendering of an ancient shark, Helicoprion.
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Illustration of Helicoprion

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An underwater photo of Southern Bluefin Tuna swimming above a fish farm net.
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Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

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A blue parrotfish hides among coral.
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Tough Teeth and Parrotfish Poop

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Fighting Plastic From Every Angle

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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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A sea turtle swimming
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Sea Turtles

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sea lilies
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Sea Lilies

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The velvet crab's aggressive nature has earned it the nickname devil's crab.
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The Velvet Swimming Crab

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